21 June 2020 1 Min Read
'It’s a safe haven in these uncertain times': Covid-19 sparks craving for Karoo
David McNaughton, who runs the Seeff Properties agency in Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape, on a hill overlooking the town.
Image: David Mcnaughton
Image: David Mcnaughton
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The phones are ringing at estate agencies in small Karoo towns as city dwellers seek a safer life in the country.
From Cradock to Nieu Bethesda to Barrydale, property consultants report a surge of inquiries about houses and plots, mostly from people in Gauteng, Cape Town and the Nelson Mandela Bay metro.
“There’s been a sudden upsurge in interest,” said David McNaughton, who runs Seeff Properties in Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape.
Of the “three or four” inquiries he had last week, “only one is a local”.
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